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Bill would give DES discretion to allow limited improvements to existing dwellings over water; lake groups warn of shading and habitat risks
Summary
Senate Bill 27 would give the Department of Environmental Services authority to waive certain restrictions so limited, safety‑oriented improvements to existing dwellings over public submerged lands can proceed if there is no negative environmental impact.
Senate Bill 27 would allow the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) to use discretionary waiver authority to permit limited improvements to existing structures built over public submerged lands, provided the agency finds the work causes no negative environmental impact.
Grant Bosse and Sen. Kevin Kavanaugh presented the bill on behalf of the prime sponsor and described it as a narrow technical change to allow safety and access improvements to older buildings that predate current rules. Attorney John Cronin and homeowner advocates described a case in which a small, cantilevered stair/landing added to a decades‑old lakeside…
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